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KurtfromPitts · 04-20-2009, 02:41 PM

I've always wondered why it is that McHale and his crew often refer to him as "Old Lead Bottom". I always thought Binghamton was too trim-looking to deserve that name.

Pus$y Galore · 04-20-2009, 04:31 PM

It wasn't meant to mean that he was heavy.

Since this is a pg-13 site, let me rephrase it with a hint

Lead is HARD. Add that in front of another word for a donkey.....

comedyfreak · 04-26-2009, 12:01 AM

hard arse, LOL.

treky · 04-26-2009, 12:20 AM

yea, I remember once years ago; when I used to watch the reruns on a local station and I was seeing the show for the first time; I jokingly called my sister "old leadbottom" once thinking it was just a mean name, and my mother heard me and yelled at me.

Dusty's Fan · 04-27-2009, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

It wasn't meant to mean that he was heavy.

Since this is a pg-13 site, let me rephrase it with a hint

Lead is HARD. Add that in front of another word for a donkey.....

Actually lead is a soft metal that is easy to form into shape. So although compared to other materials it's pretty hard, it's always been used more for heavy weights and coatings than for its hardness or strength. Most old double-hung windows contained lead weights.

When lead was referred to, it usually meant heavyness -- like "leadfoot," meaning a driver who is heavy on the gas pedal.

By "lead bottom," I took the phrase to be like "stick in the mud," implying weighted, dragged down, and not moving as far as being willing to compromise.

Vince53 · 12-10-2011, 07:44 PM

I had always thought that it was a pun on Army Air Force General Curtiss LeMay, who was known as "Old Ironpants."

04-20-2009, 02:41 PM	#1
KurtfromPitts Forum Regular Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 783	"Old Lead Bottom" I've always wondered why it is that McHale and his crew often refer to him as "Old Lead Bottom". I always thought Binghamton was too trim-looking to deserve that name.

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Pus$y Galore Forum Veteran In God's Arms Now Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 11,990	It wasn't meant to mean that he was heavy. Since this is a pg-13 site, let me rephrase it with a hint Lead is HARD. Add that in front of another word for a donkey..... __________________ If I don't see you in this world, I'll meet you in the next one.....don't be late James Marshall Hendrix Voodoo Chile The Forum Legend formerly known as TripperFan "religion is for people who are afraid of hell--spirituality is for people who have been through hell"---anonymous

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treky Senior Member star trek fan Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 9,231	yea, I remember once years ago; when I used to watch the reruns on a local station and I was seeing the show for the first time; I jokingly called my sister "old leadbottom" once thinking it was just a mean name, and my mother heard me and yelled at me. __________________ Granny (talking about Elly Mae): "Looky here! She done busted th' buttons offa' her shirt agin' !" Jed: "Elly Mays proud...throws her shoulders back". Granny: "It ain't her shoulders thet's bustin' them buttons"! from CHEERS- Coach: "Norm, how come you & Vera never had any kids?" Norm: "I can't, Coach." Coach: "I'm sorry" Norm: "I look at Vera and I just...can't."

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12-10-2011, 07:44 PM	#6
Vince53 Forum Regular Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	I had always thought that it was a pun on Army Air Force General Curtiss LeMay, who was known as "Old Ironpants."